U.S. nun, 83, kidnapped in Burkina Faso April 7, 2022By Peter Finney Jr. Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The attack in which Marianite Sister Suellen Tennyson, 83, was abducted from her convent in Yalgo, Burkina Faso, the morning of April 5 was conducted by at least 10 armed men, the Marianites of Holy Cross said in an electronic newsletter.
Activists say fetuses from abortion clinic are ‘proof of illegal abortions’ April 6, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Two members of a group called Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising said April 5 that five fetuses taken by the police a week earlier from the Capitol Hill residence of one of the activists were “proof of illegal abortions” being performed at a Washington abortion clinic.
Pope: Blood of Bucha massacre victims ‘cries out to heaven’ April 6, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Pope Francis once again pleaded for an end to the bloodshed and violence in Ukraine after images of innocent civilians apparently executed in Bucha sparked outrage and horror around the world.
Jackson’s confirmation to Supreme Court moves ahead April 5, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Supreme Court, World News Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court moved forward April 4 after a 53-47 Senate procedural vote to bring her nomination before the full Senate likely before April 8.
Meeting migrants, pope warns civilization risks being ‘shipwrecked’ April 4, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Uncategorized, Vatican, World News Saying civilization itself risks foundering because of apathy and selfishness, Pope Francis insisted that migrants and refugees must be treated with care and kindness and recognized as brothers and sisters.
Pope indicates he has not spoken directly to Putin about Ukraine war April 4, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Pope Francis avoided speaking directly about Russian President Vladimir Putin and instead focused on condemning war as a cruel and inhumane act that “goes against the human spirit.”
Nearly 3,000 faithful welcome new shepherd of Louisville, Ky., Archdiocese April 1, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Nearly 3,000 people of the Archdiocese of Louisville, including hundreds of clergy and religious, welcomed their new shepherd, Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre, as he became the 10th bishop and fifth archbishop to lead the historic region of central Kentucky March 30.
Pope apologizes for treatment of Indigenous in Canada, promises to visit April 1, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Racial Justice, Vatican, World News Expressing “sorrow and shame” for the complicity of Catholics in abusing Indigenous children in Canada and helping in the attempt to erase their culture, Pope Francis pledged to address the issue more fully when he visits Canada.
One in 10 Ukrainians is a refugee, half are children, U.N. agencies say March 31, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News More than 4 million people have fled Ukraine in the past five weeks, and half of them are children, said two U.N. agencies.
Paglia: Pandemic points to urgent need to address inequality in health care March 31, 2022By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, World News “Serious thinking” about inequality in health care “is a task we can no longer put off,” Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, told a New York audience March 30.
Priest recalls saying Mass in Ukrainian church reopened after 45 years March 31, 2022By Peter Finney Jr. Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News Msgr. William Bilinsky was in Ukraine as a volunteer translator for retired New Orleans Archbishop Philip M. Hannan, the peripatetic founder of Focus TV who was interviewing Catholics behind the Iron Curtain about how they had struggled to keep the flame of faith alive during a half-century of religious oppression.
Faith leaders urge senators to confirm Judge Jackson to Supreme Court March 30, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Supreme Court, U.S. Congress, World News Under gray skies March 30, a group of faith leaders assembled on the Supreme Court’s steps to show their support for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court and urge the Senate to quickly vote to confirm her.
